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Staff seeks $250,000 downtown parking study with Walker Consultants and STV
Summary
City staff recommended a $250,000 Central Franklin parking study, proposing Walker Consultants with STV as subconsultant, a steering committee and a GoVocal online engagement pilot; funding would split between the Hotel-Motel Fund and the Planning & Sustainability budget.
Planning and sustainability staff asked the Board of Mayor and Aldermen to authorize a $250,000 contract for a downtown Central Franklin parking study and recommended Walker Consultants (with STV as subconsultant) to lead the work.
"Walker has a long history of studying parking and has prepared over 1,000 municipal parking studies," the planning staff member said, adding that Walker and STV are familiar with Franklin and will lead public outreach, stakeholder interviews, street interviews, pop-up events and at least one citizen survey.
Staff said the study will focus on the historic core of Downtown Franklin while also covering the Factory District, Columbia Avenue and the West Main Street corridor, and will include analysis of large-event parking and circulation to account for seasonal event demand. The staff recommended forming a steering committee to guide the process and said it would return proposed steering-committee details to the next work session.
Funding: staff told the board the total $250,000 cost would be split roughly 50/50 between the Hotel-Motel Fund and the planning department’s current-year budget. Staff also said the city administrator may adjust the scope if necessary as long as the change does not increase overall cost.
